Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

May 07   The birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer in the year 1840.   

May 07   The birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer on this day in history.   

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317 in the year 1840.   

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317 in the year 1840.   

May 08   On this day in history alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process   

May 11   In the year 1840 filippo Capocci, composer   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer on this day in history.   

May 17   Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

May 20   York Minster was badly damaged by fire in the year 1840.   

May 21   New Zealand became a British colony on this day in history.   

May 21   In the year 1840 nZ became a British colony   

May 22   In the year 1840 the transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.   

May 24   Frederick Walker, painter on this day in history.   

May 27   Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

May 29   Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) on this day in history.   

May 30   Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet   

Jun 02   In the year 1840 thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)   

Jun 03   Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight) in the year 1840.   

Jun 06   In the year 1840 john Stainer, composer   

Jun 07   In the year 1840 charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)   

Jun 07   Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.   

Jun 10   The birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser in the year 1840.   

Jun 12   Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands in the year 1840.   

Jun 19   On this day in history john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50   

Jun 20   Samuel Morse patents his telegraph on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1840 ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)   

Jun 24   On this day in history louis Brassin, composer   

Jun 25   Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jun 29   In the year 1840 lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65   

Jul 01   On this day in history robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer   

Jul 04   In the year 1840 james McGranahan, composer   

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Jan 03   Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 05   John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 10   In the year 1840 birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)   

Jan 18   In the year 1840 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer   

Jan 18   Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 22   Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 23   In the year 1840 birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)   

Jan 06   Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.   

Jan 22   In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)   

Mar 02   Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 22   In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)   

Mar 28   On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89   

Mar 30   In the year 1840 george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies   

Apr 19   Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died in the year 1840.